Request from a car enthusiast

[Blondeham]

Hello fellow car (and cobra) enthusiasts. My name is Stephen and I have an unusual request. I am not a bot or scammer, just a guy looking for some help. My father recently has been diagnosed with aggressive cancer. For as long as I can remember, he's always adored the Shelby Cobra and replicas too.

I would like to rent, willing to pay a reasonable amount, someones Cobra for a day, preferably on mothers day weekend coming up. The hard part is, is where they live. My parents live in Kona on the Big Island, Hawaii. If anyone knows someone who is willing to do such a kind act, I would be grateful. I don't know how long dad has and there's not much I can do for him other than be there for him. I just want to see him smile and happy while he's still in ok health.

I plan on being in Hawaii mothers day weekend and I thought it would be really cool to rent a Cobra for a day for my parents and, depending on how many Cobra's there are on the Big Island, maybe do a cruise or something. Even a ride-along in a Cobra would be generous.

Please PM me here or at my personal email address at shamacher@hotmail.com. I don't like to give out my phone number on public forums but I will in an email.

A bit about me, I live in Brighton, Colorado, Lochbuie actually, and I currently have 3 vehicles. My toy/weekend driver is a 2001 Corvette, 6 speed, procharged, still need to do some work but putting down about 500rwhp at the moment. After the work that I plan to do to her, I hope to have close to 600rwhp. My multipurpose truck is a 2001 dodge 2500 cummins 5 speed. My daily driver for work is a 2006 Mazda 6, 5 speed. I've always worked on my own cars and would love to get my hands on a factory five kit car, or similiar, someday, then I'll be back scouting the forums for help and advice.

Thank you for reading my pity story but I hope something comes up from posting this.

[cycleguy55]

I believe you're FAR more likely to find someone to give your father a ride than to loan or rent you their Cobra. YMMV

Having said that, there was a 1964 FIA Cobra replica on the Big Island (Honomu area) listed on Craigslist a couple of months ago. New Cobra Owner in Hawaii

Best wishes for success in your quest to find a ride for your father.

[Blondeham]

Thanks for the reply and link Brian! Yea I figured it would be alot to ask, I was thinking of taking them up for a flight again in a 172 or something. I did that for mothers day years ago but I think it would be too exhausting on dad. So thought I'd try my luck with driving around or cruising around.

[LMH]

Seems to me, there are a couple owners in Hawaii that post on here. If you do a search on the site for "Hawaii", you might come up with a couple owners you can send a message to.
It would be pretty rare for an owner to turn their car over to someone who's not experienced with these cars as they can be really dangerous. Something may be able to be worked out though. Most owners are very willing to do something special like this. Try the search box and see if you come up with something.
Larry

[Millsy]

Sorry about your Dad, I hope someone at least can bring him for a long ride. I know many members including myself would do that for him. If you ever are in CT I would do it in an instant. Good luck with everything and spend as much time with him as you can.

[spdbrake]

That is a great idea for your Dad.

I did find this on Maui
Cobra - Aloha Motorsports - Maui Moped Rentals, Maui Motorcycle Rentals, Maui Harley Rentals, Maui Scooter Rentals, Bicycle Rentals, Sports Car Rentals, Tiki Scooters

Wrong island but 30 min away by air though.

[Blondeham]

Appreciate the responses LMH and Millsy. I will give it a search and see what I can find. Yes I plan on trying to hop on a flight once a month to see him, the travel time is draining even though I do it for a living. I would absoluetly get a special insurance for the day too, I'll be looking into that this week as well. Thanks for the input guys!

[Blondeham]

Oh and just noticed your post, spdbrake. I'll give them a call tomorrow and maybe they know something on the BI.